Necktie rack



J. WRIGHT NECKTIE RACK NW. 16, 1937. I

Filed July 24, 1936 W .N My 0 w .nmywmwwwwu. Q\ Q h b Patented Nov. 16, 1937 OFFICE N ECKTIE RACK Jack Wright, Cleveland, Ohio, assignor of onehalf to Allan M. McDarment, Cleveland, Ohio Application July 24, 1936, Serial No. 92,437

2 Claims.

This invention relates to necktie racks, and the primary object of the present invention is to provide an improved rack of the above kind which is extremely simple in construction, and economical to produce, and efiicient for either home or store use.

More particularly, the present invention contemplates the provision of a necktie rack which is so constructed as to provide, for the support of a plurality of neckties in an orderly manner and so that the desired one or ones may be readily selected without removing or displacing all of the neckties.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a necktie rack which may be readily mountedupon a wall or other vertical support to suspend the neckties out of engagement with the wall or other support, and wherein means is provided to effectively resist distortion of the rack when neckties are removed therefrom or when the rack is subjected to the weight of a relatively large number of neckties. I

Other objects will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, and such invention consists in the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawing and claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a necktie rack constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a topplan view thereof; and

Figure 3 is an end elevation looking toward the left of Figure 1.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the present necktie rack is preferably composed of a single piece of material, preferably relatively stiff wire, bent to provide a horizontal member or rod having a plurality of upwardly directed elongated bends 5 and straight portions 6 between the bends 5. The bends 5 are uniformly spaced along the rod, and the straight portions 6 serve as hangers for the neckties. By using a rod with these up- 45 wardly directed bends, a plurality of separated hanger spaces are provided, and by forming the bends 5 of relatively elongated form, each space is adapted to receive a plurality of ties so that several ties of a similar kind may be arranged over each straight hanger portion 6. Obviously, the desired tie may be selected and removed from each straight hanger portion 6 without disturbing or removing the ties on the remaining hanger portions 6.

The ends of the piece of wire or equivalent material, at the ends of the hanger rod or member, may be provided with rearwardly directed reeach adapted to receive a large number of suturn-bent portions 1 adapted to abut the supporting wall at their rear ends, and such ends of the wire are then directed upwardly as at 8 and then rearwardly as at 9, the rearwardly directed portions 9 terminating at their rear ends 5 in upwardly directed eyes I!) adapted to receive screws or like faste'nings for rigidly securing the rack to the vertical wall or support. When the rack is mounted as described, the rearwardly directed return-bent portion 1 will prevent sagging 10 of the hanger rod or member composed of the portions 5 and 6, such as might otherwise occur through bending of the portions 9, and the ties are thus effectively sustained out of engagement with the wall or other support to which the rack 15 is secured.

It will be apparent that the present rack may be made of any size to suit either home or store use. Also, the rack will be found very serviceable as well as durable and economical to produce. 20

What I claim as new is:

1. A necktie rack consisting of a piece of stiff Wire or the like bent to provide a horizontal hanger member having upwardly directed bends at regular intervals and straight hanger por- 25 tions between said upwardly directed bends; the ends of said piece of material having vertical portions extending upwardly from the end straight hanger portions in the plane of said upwardly directed bends and horizontal portions extending 30 rearwardly from the upper ends of said vertical portions, and the horizontal rearwardly extending portions of said'ends terminating at their rear ends in upwardly directed eyes adapted to receive screws or like fastenings for securing the rack to a vertical wall or like support, said upwardly directed bends being of elongated form to provide relatively deep hanger spaces between adjacent ones of said upwardly directed bends perirnposed ties.

2. A necktie rack composed of a single piece of stiff wire or like material bent to provide a horizontal hanger member having uniformly spaced upwardly directed elongated bends and straight hanger portions between said bends, the ends of said material having rearwardly directed returnbent portions adapted to abut a vertical wall or support at their rear ends, said ends of the material extending from, said return-bent portions upwardly and then rearwardly with the rearwardly extending portions terminating in upwardly directed eyes for reception of screws or the like to secure the rack to such vertical wall or support.

JACK WRIGHT. 

